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A praying mantis with wasp markings,i think
Spotted on Oct 12, 2010
Submitted on Jan 21, 2012
4 Comments
its a mantidfly!
That is a really amazing wasp-mimic mantidfly.
This is actually quite a cool insect in the family Mantispidae (mantidflies)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantispidae...
Not all that common - so a nice sighting.
Do you have a picture closer to the head?